Duncan J Ferguson writes: I must be one of many who, on hearing of the death of Edwin Morgan (obituary, 20 August), was prompted to look back at scribbled notes from his Glasgow University lectures and tutorials

Edwin Morgan, who has died aged 90, brought Piaf, Hemingway and Edwin Morgan, who has died aged 90, brought Piaf, Hemingway and Marilyn Monroe into his verse life and opened doors to a joyous new world

A life in poetry: Edwin Morgan, Glasgow's poet laureate, has helped shape Scotland's postwar identity and a generation of writers. But he will be best remembered for his guarded love poetry, says Sarah Crown